The Area Human Resources Manager is a valued member of the Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Area Vice President of Field Operations, with a dotted line to a Regional Human Resources Director who aligns to corporate HR. As a trusted Business Partner, the Area HR Manager will drive results and support business objectives. This field-based position supports a business unit of approximately 1200 exempt and non-exempt associates in more than 30 locations across Southern California and Hawaii . This role will be 60% Travel.

This position requires you to act as a change agent while driving organizational effectiveness through talent acquisition, leadership development, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, associate and labor relations, and compliance.

The Area HR Manager provides guidance with training, coaching, and development as they work with the onsite leadership team to support each location. The Area HR Manager leads associate relations activities, which include corrective counseling and investigations among other related duties as assigned. In this role, you will use analytics, expertise and workforce trends to influence decisions that drive and improve organizational processes & programs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Business Partnership:

Work with operations team to identify, create and implement innovative human capital solutions that enhance business performance

Champion, execute and monitor the effectiveness of corporate programs and initiatives

Talent Acquisition:

Work with the recruiting and Area teams to create an Area Staffing Plan based on business growth, workforce planning, analytics, and diversity objectives

Collaborate with the recruiting team, acquire top talent through improved selection tools and criteria, and local outreach efforts

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.